Monday, January 12, 2009

Brahmnaad memories

Both, Music and spirituality bring harmony in life. Meditation brings silence within and brings music from the soul. Whereas, good music brings calmness to the mind, and gives rest and strength to the body.

It has always been my liking to make the impossible, possible. Whenever I said, that many Sitars will be played simultaneously, people always told me, that is impossibleâ€¦it can never happen. I said, â€œThe power of Yog makes possible what seems impossible.â€

When so many sitars play at the same time, it is not just Sound ( Naad ), it is Divinity - Brahmanaad.

We are a nation of a billion people.We should be able to find 1000 sitar players from within Delhi . But this did not happen. We had to search for them from all over India and bring them together. This shows that we have ignored our music and culture. We are not giving as much importance and priority as it deserves.

So, through this programme, we get this message, that we should encourage our children to learn Indian classical music. We will make our culture glow brighter. We want to keep our classical music alive. Today, we can see here, people of all age are present, from a 6 year old child to a 77 year old scholar.

There is a saying - kavya shastra vinodak alok gacchate dhimata

It is a sign of intelligent person that he devotes his time to music, art, scriptures, poetry, wit and meditation.

And, a foolish person wastes his time in addictions, quarrels, botheration and all kinds of frivolous conversation and gossip. They stay busy creating trouble for themselves and others. It is a necessity in this country, that people become intelligent and start spending their time in art and culture.

So I would like youth here....more and more youth to learn the classical music. ItÂ´s a unique gift to the world. Our classical music is unique in itself, it uplifts the spirit...

So, this brahmanaad is a call to all the people of India .

First, it is â€œ annam brahmaâ€- Food is god. Our anscectors have said. Grow food. There is no need to go and search for God anywhere else...Â´anne brahme tejanaÂ´ See God in food. Feed the hungry. In our scriptures, much is said about this.

Next is `prana-brahmaÂ´- Life-energy is god. Worship life. Do sadhana, pranayam, meditation. Make your life glow from within by doing regular sadhana.

Then there is`naad-brahmaÂ´- the divine sound. Blend with the melodyâ€¦get immersed with the rhythm. It is a kind of meditation. Through music, you will transcend to a â€˜samadhiâ€™ â€“ a higher level of being.

Then, science is God, Knowledge is god. Then, there is a realization, Joy is god.

In this way, the idea of the progress of life, the goal of life, the evolution of life is conceptualized.

Today we are at a moment in history, when if we save our culture, we revive our ancient arts, then they will flourish.

So, I am grateful to all these musicians here. These days, lesser number of people prefer to listen to classical music. Still, these musicians are taking immense interest in music by learning it, and they are inspiring others to take interest in it. For sure, their effort will be fruitful. And, we always have our music maestros, like ShivKumar jiâ€¦their blessings will always be there for all the musicians .

Our relations, interactions with all, is traditionally sweet, favourable. India is the only country in the world which has never attacked any other country. Such is our culture of truth and non-violence. Through Music, yog, by practicing pranayam and meditation, we will put our culture on a even higher pedestal.

We will soothe all the souls who are in need. People in Bihar are suffering. But they are serving as an example to the whole world. These days there is a big financial crisis. All around, people are depressed. Their enthusiasn has died out. They are scared. In these times, the people of Bihar have a message for all, look at us. We have lost everything in floods. But still, we are alive. We are in a worse situation than you all. But God is within us.

God will surely help these people. They are so many of them. They will surely come together and find a solution.

We believe that the whole world is one familyâ€¦Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam.. This is the culture we are born in. Can we not help those in need? We can definitely help each other. That much humanity is still aliveâ€¦ we will all help eath other.

Spread this word all around from here. Whosoever is sad, for any reason, or is filled with remorse and aversion,wehave a message for all. You are not alone. We are with you. Come to this path. This is a path laid by ancient seers. Of Nonviolence and truth. Walk on this path and the see how life is filled with light. A new Light, new enthusiasm is bornâ€¦hmmmâ€¦.

Sitting here now, I just had a thoughtâ€¦I wrote something on what is Naada Brahma? There is a song about Brahmaâ€¦shall we sing? Then we will sit for a meditation.

About Me

An engineer by profession, over 20 years in IT field, devotee of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, volunteer and teacher with Art of Living Foundation, travelled around the globe managing various IBM outsourcing transition projects, now authoring a book on a unique boys inner transformation journey while conducting and coordinating Art of Living Special courses for government and ministry segment....